Barrel holding and dumping apparatus.



No. 746,164. PATENTED DEC. 8, 1903.

G. E. RINGROSE.

-BARREL HOLDING AND DUMPING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION rium JULY a1, 1903.

N0 MODEL.

a e i! Ill LITHQ, WAMING'ION, uv n provide adevice fol-molding anddumpingf "barrels, boxes, and similar receptacles, thef apparatus beingso constructed, as. to permit: of the convenient storage of barrelsunder a counter or in similar position in a store and the ready removalyof a portionor all of their f 8, the upper endof which is held in an eye9,

UNITED STATES Patented December 8, 1903.

PATENT :OFFIcE.

- BARRELHOLDING AND DUMPlNG APPARATUS.

' SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Batent No. 746,164, datedDecember 8, 1903.

Application filed July 31; 1903.

1'0 an wi tom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES E; RINe'RoSE,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Alma Barrel Holding andDumping Apparatus, of which the following is a pecification. The objectof-the presentinvention is to contents.

A further object of theinventiot is to pro;

vide a holding and di mp'ingdevice in which a barrel or other-Ireceptacle may be swung;

from position and at thesame, time tilted to any desired angle byasingle movement of an operating-lever.

. With these and other objects in view the invention consists in thenovel construction and arrangement. of parts herein'after de-"scribed,illustrated in the accompanying drawings, andparticularlypointed out in the appended claims, it being understood thatvariouschanges in the form, proportions, size,

and minor details of' the structure may be made without departing fromthe spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is 1 a perspective view of thebarrel holding and ent invention is designed more especially for use inretailstores and like places where bar rels and other receptacles arestored under counters and in convenient position to re- 7 Serial No.167,789. on, model.)

move their contents, although it may of course beemployed in connectionwith barrels and receptacles used for containing supplies of any kind.

-In the drawings, 1 designates an -approxi-. mately vertical bar formedin the present instance of a section of tubing connected at its lowerend by an elbow 2 to a tube-section 3. g The tube-section 3 has aT-joint 4, that carries a-vertical tube 5, the upper end of which entersa T-joint6, that is swiveled on the tube 5 and is provided with anupwardly-extending tube 7, carrying the barrel-clamp. I

From the top of the T -joint 6 projects a tube carried by a clamp 10,encircling the main tube 1 in order to permit free turning movement ofthe tube 8, and saidtube 8 has a projecting handle 11, by whichthedevice is operated. v I v To the tube-section? is secured a T-joint 12,thatis connected by asmall nipple to a T- joint 13, and this T-joint 13is connected to a pair of elbows 14, Lhat carry barrel-engaging clamps15,,spaced apart and each provided with an upturned terminal tube 16'for engagement with the bottom of the barrel or other receptacle. 1From the opposite end of the T-joint 12 extends a tube 17, through whichpasses a bolt 18, the headed lower end of which extends out through anopening in theT-joint13,asindicatedatlQin Fig. The

bolt 18 extends through an opening formed in the central portion of aclamp 20, that is provided with terminal fingers 21 for engaging theupper edge of the barrel or other receptacle, and said'clalnp .is heldin position by means of a small tube-section 22, extending around thebolt 18, and a clamping-nut 23, adapted to the threaded upper end ofsaid bolt, so that the relative distance'between the upper and lowerclamps may be altered in accordance with the size of the barrel or otherreceptacle, and, if'necessa-ry, the auxiliary tube-section 22 may bemade of diiferent lengths or may be entirely omitted by extending thethreads of the bolt for a considerable distance from the upper endthereof.

The lower tube-section 3, which is shown as formed in two parts, isprovided with an barrel and clamped in position by the nut 23.

When in position under the counter, the perating-handle 1] extendsparallel with the length of the counter and is not in the way.

' When it is desired to remove a portion of the contents of the barrel,the lever is grasped and turned to the position shown in Fig. 3. Atfirst the movement will result in swinging of the barrel with the tube 8as a center; but as the angular movement of the lever increases thebarrel will be gradually tilted, owing to the fact that the link 28 willhold the rear or lower end of the clamp under the counter, while the topclamping-fingers 21 are moved outward and downward until the contents ofthe barrel fall by gravity from its open top. To return the barrel toinitial position, the weight of the barrel and its contents willmaterially assist the movement after the barrel has once been tilted toa position beyond the horizontal, and the weight of the barrel will atall times tend to keep the same in position under the counter.

The device as constructed may be sold as an independent article ofmanufacture and placed in position under any counter or in such otherposition as may be desired, and while for the sake of cheapness it maybe made of tubing, as described, it is to be understood that the severalparts may be formed of any other material Without departing from theinvention.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is 1. Incombination, a vertically-disposed support free for turning movement, anoperating-handle carried thereby, clamps forming a part of the support,and means for offecting tilting movement of the clamps during turningmovement of the support.

2. A receptacle support and tilting device comprising clamping members,a pivoted arm carrying the same, a vertically-disposed pivotal supportfor the arm, and means connecting one of the clamps to a fixed pointthereby to tilt the clamps during the turning movement of the pivotalsupport.

3. In combination, a vertically-disposed support free for turningmovement, an operating-handle carried thereby, a swinging arm carried bythe support, clamps disposed at opposite ends of the arm, and a linkconnecting the lower clamp to a fixed point.

4. In combination, a carrying-frame, a vertically disposed support freefor turning movement and carried by the frame, an arm swiveled to saidsupport, receptacle-engaging clamps arranged at both the upper and thelower ends of the arm, and a link having pivotal connection with theframe and with the lower clamp.

5. In combination, a frame formed of tubesections,a vertical tubecarried by the frame and free for turning movement, a lower guide forthe tube, an upper guide carried by the frame and em bracing said tube,an operatinghandle carried by the tube, a clamping-arm swiveled to saidtube and formed of a plurality of connected tube sections, lower clampshaving terminal receptacle-engaging teeth or prongs, adjustable upperclamps having fingers for engaging the upper end of the barrel, and alink connecting the lower clamps to a portion of the fixed frame.

6. In combination, aframe formed of aplurality of connectedtube-sections, a verticallydisposed tube-section mounted thereon andfree for turning movement, a guiding device carried by the frame andembracing such tube, an operatinghandle carried by the tube, an arm alsoformed of tube-sections and swiveled to a vertical tube, prongs orclamps carried by the lower end of said arm, a link connecting saidprongs or clamps to a portion of the fixed frame, a threaded boltextending through said arm, an upper clamp having an opening for thepassage of the bolt and provided with receptacle-engaging fingers, and anut carried by said bolt for adjusting said upper clamp.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own Ihave hereto aifixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES E. RINGROSE.

Witnesses:

H. S. CADBY,

T. F. WHEATON.

